7/5/10
Teen Employment Hinges On Wage
Published In: Freeport Journal-Standard
By: Michael Saltsman
Even as the overall employment picture in Illinois improves, the job market for teens remains bleak (“At what cost?,” June 30).
7/3/10
Minimum Wage Has Cost
Published In: Rockford Register Star
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens are having a tough time finding a job this summer (“Competition fierce as fewer teen jobs added this summer,” BusinessRockford.com, June 20), and one often overlooked reason are wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
6/29/10
Wage Hike Hurts
Published In: Fort Myers News Press
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens are having a tough time finding a job this summer ("Lee County teens lose out in job market," June 24), and one often-overlooked reason is wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
6/29/10
Teens And Minimum Wage
Published In: Lake County Journal
By: Michael Saltsman
Even as the overall employment picture in Illinois improves, the job market for teens remains bleak.
6/29/10
Wage Hike Hurts
Published In: Marco Island Sun Times
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens are having a tough time finding a job this summer ("Lee County teens lose out in job market," June 24), and one often-overlooked reason is wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
6/23/10
Teen Jobs
Published In: Daily Press
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens are having a tough time finding a job this summer ("Teen job outlook bleak," June 20).
6/22/10
Minimum Wage Hike Hurts Job-Seekers
Published In: Hattiesburg American
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens are having a tough time finding a job this summer, and one often-overlooked reason is that wage mandates create a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
6/19/10
Wage Mandates Trim Teens' Jobs
Published In: Clarion Ledger
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens are having a tough time finding a job this summer ("Teens jockeying for summer jobs," June 12), and one often-overlooked reason is that wage mandates create a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
6/18/10
Minimum Wage Stifles Teen Jobs
Published In: Sag Harbor Express
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer (“Teens Look for Summer Employment in Tough Job Market,” Sag Harbor Online, June 4), and one often overlooked reason are wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work, and employers who want to hire.
6/16/10
Reduce Minimum Wage And Boost Summer Jobs
Published In: Attleboro Sun Chronicle
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens are having a tough time finding a job this summer ("Tough summer job hunt for teens," June 14), and one often overlooked reason are wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work, and employers who want to hire.
6/16/10
Teen Unemployment
Published In: Louisville Courier-Journal
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens are having a tough time finding a job this summer and one often overlooked reason is wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work, and employers who want to hire.
6/12/10
Wage Mandates Hurt Job Availability
Published In: Flathead Beacon
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer (June 9 Beacon: “Competition Fierce for Summer Jobs”), and one often overlooked reason are wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work, and employers who want to hire.
6/12/10
Minimum Wage Hurts Summer Jobs
Published In: Letter to the Editor Mobile Press Register
By: Michael Saltsman
The June 8 article, "Teens facing summer job challenges," accurately notes an often-overlooked reason for the tough summer job market for teens: wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
6/11/10
Teens At Bottom Of Job Totem Pole
Published In: Times of Trenton
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer ("Recession hurting teen employment," June 6), and one often-overlooked reason is wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
6/3/10
Connecticut's Wage Law Keeps Teens Out Of Work
Published In: New London Day
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer, and one often overlooked reason is wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work, and employers who want to hire.
5/30/10
Wage Mandates Keep Teens Unemployed
Published In: Reno Gazette Journal
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer [RGJ, May 23], and one often overlooked
5/23/10
Wage Hikes And Unemployment
Published In: The Record
By: Michael Saltsman
"Hope for students in tough job market" (Page B-1, May 16) accurately notes that previous wage mandates have contributed to the current teen unemployment crisis — creating a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
5/23/10
Teen Employment
Published In: Tampa Tribune
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer ("Tough times facing job-seeking teenagers this summer," May 19).
5/14/10
Increased Minimum Wage Hurts Teens, Business
Published In: Washington Times
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer ("Summer jobs prospects bleak for youths," Nation, Wednesday) and one often-overlooked reason is wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
5/13/10
Minimum Wage Is Not The Answer
Published In: Connecticut Post
By: Michael Saltsman
A new report claims that monthly rent payments remain out-of-reach for many low-income Nutmeggers ("Report ranks lower Fairfield County as most expensive area for renters," news story, April 27).
5/13/10
Minimum Wage Is Not The Answer
Published In: Danbury News Times
By: Michael Saltsman
A new report claims that monthly rent payments remain out-of-reach for many low-income Nutmeggers ("Report ranks lower Fairfield County as most expensive area for renters," news story, April 27).
5/13/10
TEEN JOBS: Blame Minimum Wage
Published In: East Valley Tribune
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer (“Teens learn it’s a tough job market,” Tribune, May 10), and one often overlooked reason is the wage mandate that creates a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
5/13/10
Wage Hikes Drive Unemployment
Published In: Colorado Daily
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer ("Tough competition for teen summer jobs in Boulder," Camera, May 9), and one often overlooked reason are wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
5/13/10
Wage Hikes Drive Unemployment
Published In: Boulder Daily Camera
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer ("Tough competition for teen summer jobs in Boulder," Camera, May 9), and one often overlooked reason are wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
5/12/10
Minimum Wage Hurts Teens
Published In: South Florida Sun Sentinel
By: Michael Saltsman
The article "Teen unemployment high, but some see hope for summer jobs," talks about the tough summer job market for teens, but unmentioned are laws that have created a barrier between those teens who want to work and employers who want to hire.
5/10/10
It Will Be A Tough Summer For Teens To Get Jobs
Published In: Brockton Enterprise
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer (“Summer jobs for students harder to find this year,” May 4), and one often overlooked reason are wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work, and employers who want to hire.
5/6/10
Higher Minimum Wages Lead to Teen Dropouts, Criminals
Published In: Taunton Gazette
By: Michael Saltsman
Teens will have a tough time finding a job this summer, and one often overlooked reason are wage mandates that create a barrier between teens who want to work, and employers who want to hire.
4/29/10
High Wage Hurts Teens
Published In: Erie Times News
By: Michael Saltsman
Our country's continued high unemployment rate among teenagers predicts consequences that stretch far beyond the pocketbooks of America's youth (Erie Times-News, April 21).
4/8/10
Teenagers Are Expensive
Published In: Reno News and Review
By: Michael Saltsman
Re “Working class heroes” (News, March 25):
4/7/10
Teens Face Jobless Crisis
Published In: Argus Leader
By: Michael P. Saltsman
Our country's continued high unemployment rate among teenagers predicts consequences that stretch far beyond the pocketbooks of America's youth.
3/30/10
Teens The Losers
Published In: Boston Herald
By: Michael Saltsman
Kudos to Cornelius Chapman for recognizing that our country’s continued high jobless rate for teens predicts consequences that stretch far beyond their pocketbooks (“Minimum wage chills need for summer jobs,” March 24).
3/19/10
Unemployed Teens Lose Valuable 'Invisible Curriculum'
Published In: Chillicothe Gazette
By: Michael Saltsman
David Garrison's business column, (Gazette, March 14) titled "Examining minimum wage and unemployment," accurately notes the troubles teenagers are facing in today's job market.
3/12/10
Lower Minimum Wage Creates Opportunities
Published In: Tucson Business Journal
By: Michael Saltsman
Arizona’s unemployment rate remains at a high 9.2 percent, and the state’s lawmakers should be commended for focusing on the creation of more entry-level jobs.
2/28/10
Low Pay Is Better Than No Pay
Published In: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
By: Michael Saltsman
Missouri's unemployment rate remains at a high 9.6 percent.
2/26/10
Lower Minimum Wage Might Lead To More Jobs
Published In: University of Missouri Maneater
By: Michael Saltsman
Missouri's unemployment rate remains at a high 9.6 percent, and the state's lawmakers should be commended for focusing on the creation of more entry-level jobs ("Missouri bill proposes lower minimum wage for teens," February 23).
2/6/10
Minimum Wage Hike Is Real Job Killer
Published In: Orangeburg Times and Democrat
By: Michael Saltsman
Democrats’ proposed job creation plan will only add to the $12 trillion national debt while ineffectively handling the country’s double-digit unemployment rate (“Obama has tough road without compromise,” T&D, Jan.
2/5/10
Congress Should Ease Burden on Businesses
Published In: Idaho Statesman
By: Michael Saltsman
Democrats' proposed job creation plan will only add to the $12 trillion national debt while ineffectively handling the country's double-digit unemployment rate ("Treasure Valley residents wonder how Obama's plans will play out," Jan.
1/20/10
Predicted Unemployment
Published In: Suncoast News
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Democrats' proposed job creation plan will only add to the $12 trillion national debt while ineffectively handling the country's double-digit unemployment rate.
1/18/10
Cut Minimum Wage To Spur Job Growth
Published In: Chicago Daily Herald
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Democrats' proposed job creation plan will only add to the $12 trillion national debt while ineffectively handling the country's double-digit unemployment rate.
1/14/10
Recession Deepened By Minimum Wage Changes
Published In: Bemidji Pioneer
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Democrats’ proposed job creation plan will only add to the $12 trillion national debt while ineffectively handling the country’s double-digit unemployment rate (“Needed in 2010: Jobs, jobs, jobs,” Dec.
1/13/10
Minimum Wage Hike Has Cost People Jobs
Published In: Charleston Daily Mail
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
The Democrats' proposed job creation plan will only add to the $12 trillion national debt while ineffectively handling the country's double-digit unemployment rate.
1/13/10
Cut Minimum Wage For More Jobs
Published In: Detroit News
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Democrats' proposed job creation plan will only add to the $12 trillion national debt while ineffectively handling the country's double-digit unemployment rate ("Bill would extend programs for unemployed," Dec.
1/13/10
Lessen The Burden
Published In: Oklahoman
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
In "New look at government among to-do items for ’10” (Our Views, Jan.
1/8/10
Create Jobs By Rolling Back Minimum-Wage Mandates
Published In: Cleveland Plain Dealer
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Democrats' proposed job creation plan will only add to the $12 trillion national debt while ineffectively handling the country's double-digit unemployment rate ("Will latest jobs bill really produce jobs?," Jan.
10/25/09
Minimum Wage Fine Where It Is
Published In: Rutland Herald
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Chris Robinson's calls for an even higher minimum wage are severely misguided, especially as the state acknowledges that indexing increases are not appropriate in the current economy ("Vt.
9/8/09
Higher Minimum Wage Will Not Help
Published In: Hattiesburg American
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Calls for an even higher minimum wage are severely misguided ("Cost to support family varies," Sept.
8/21/09
Wage laws hurt vulnerable workers
Published In: Battle Creek Enquirer
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Michigan's unemployment rate has skyrocketed 88 percent from June 2008 to June 2009, yet some politicians are pushing a proposal that would cause additional job loss in the state ("More insanity from Democrats," July 25).
8/12/09
Wage Hike Hurts Entry-Level Workers
Published In: Detroit News
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Michigan's unemployment rate has skyrocketed 88 percent from June 2008 to June 2009, yet some politicians are pushing a proposal that would cause additional job loss in the state ("Ballot proposals would drive final nails into Michigan's coffin," July 24).
8/6/09
What’s a fair wage?
Published In: Chico News and Review
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Re “Fair wages help small businesses” (Guest Comment, by Kent Ross, July 30):
8/5/09
A guide to minimum wage
Published In: Centre Daily Times
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Calls for an even higher minimum wage, or living wage, are severely misguided (“Minimum wage still not enough,” July 29 editorial).
7/30/09
Unemployment sticks with teens
Published In: The Day
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
The article titled “Summer bummer: Teens can't find jobs,” published July 14, acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens.
7/29/09
Pay hikes hurt workers
Published In: Lexington Herald Leader
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
In response to a June 23 letter, "EPI front for big biz": it is often said that people are entitled to their own opinions but not their own facts.
7/23/09
Lower wage is better than none
Published In: Southeast Missourian
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Federal and state politicians' feel-good rhetoric merely reinforces policies that result in unemployment for entry-level workers, especially in a weak economy ("Employers face rise in minimum wage," July 18).
7/21/09
Minimum-wage hikes hurt teens
Published In: Athens Banner-Herald
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Athens Banner-Herald intern Alex Morris' Sunday column "Recession hits youngest job-seekers hard, too," didn't mention the negative long-term problems that skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens.
7/20/09
High minimum wage hurts teens
Published In: Herald Net
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
The July 7 article “Teens finding summer jobs hard to come by” acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens.
7/8/09
Minimum wage maxes unemployment
Published In: Charleston Daily Mail
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Federal politicians' "feel-good" rhetoric merely reinforces policies that result in unemployment for entry-level workers, especially in a weak economy ("Federal wage hike set for this month," July 1).
7/2/09
Employment for teens is more than a paycheck
Published In: Schenectady Daily Gazette
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
The June 27 article "Teens having trouble finding summer jobs" acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but only touched upon the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens.
6/24/09
Larger impacts
Published In: Naples Daily New
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Editor, Daily News:
6/14/09
Teens' job risks
Published In: Miami Herald
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
While the June 7 article Older workers muscling out teens for summer jobs accurately cited a rising minimum wage as a prime cause of high teen unemployment, it didn't mention long-term problems it causes teens.
6/13/09
Teens shut out of job market miss valuable lessons
Published In: Biloxi Sun Herald
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
While the June 7 article “Older workers muscling out teens for summer jobs” accurately cited a rising minimum wage as being a prime cause of high teen unemployment, it didn’t mention the negative long-term problems that skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens.
6/11/09
Unemployed teens face future problems
Published In: Chattanooga Times Free Press
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
The June 8 article “Steep competition for jobs” acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens.
6/10/09
A low-wage job is better than no job
Published In: Providence Journal
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
State legislators should beware that putting minimum-wage hikes on auto-pilot is a very misguided policy that will yield disastrous results for vulnerable workers in Rhode Island (“R.I.
6/10/09
Joblessness weighs big on teens’ future
Published In: Gainesville Times
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
The June 6th article "Teens now competing with laid-off adults to find work," acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens.
6/8/09
Letter to the Editor
Published In: Leesburg Today
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Dear Editor: A job at the previous rate is better than none.
6/7/09
Summer jobs needed
Published In: Gainesville Sun
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
The June 1 article “Finding summer jobs tough for area teens” acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens.
6/6/09
Automatic wage increase is a disaster
Published In: NJBiz
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Sen. Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) and other state lawmakers must beware of the unintended consequences of automatically indexing the minimum wage, even if the economy recovers (“What should the minimum wage be in New Jersey?” Political Exchange, May 4).
6/5/09
Summer jobs have long-term effect
Published In: The Reporter
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
A Reporter article ("Teens can still get summer jobs," June 3) acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens.
6/4/09
High minimum wages rob youths
Published In: San Jose Mercury News
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
The Mercury News article (Page 1A, June 2) "Economic downturn makes finding summer jobs tough for teens" acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens.
6/3/09
Wage laws hurt teens
Published In: Detroit News
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
The May 25th article "Teenagers face tight job market," acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems.
5/24/09
Teen unemployment has long-term effects
Published In: Longview News-Journal
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Wednesday's article "Teens seeking summer jobs might face challenge," acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens.
5/21/09
Won’t work for teens
Published In: Boston Herald
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Teens will find the job search difficult as long as minimum wage mandates are in place (“Teen job scene ‘dismal,’ ” May 18).
5/20/09
Job more than wage
Published In: Deseret Morning News
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
The article "Recession hits students who need jobs for diploma" (May 15) acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause.
5/19/09
Higher minimum wages increase job losses
Published In: Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
Advocating a higher minimum-wage or "living wage," is severely misguided (column, "Lack of a living wage is at core of many of society's woes," May 8).
5/15/09
Lower wages = more jobs
Published In: Western Washington Front
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
State legislators and the public should beware that putting minimum wage increases on auto-pilot--without any mechanism for stopping the increases during a recession--is an extremely misguided policy that is yielding disastrous results for vulnerable employees in the state ("Western's overall student employment rate down," May 1).
5/10/09
Minimum wage hike hurts workers
Published In: The Spectrum
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
A story ("Residents struggle to pay rent," May 4) recently purported that a wage rate at twice the state minimum wage is necessary to pay rent to live in Utah.
5/4/09
Automatic minimum wage increases are not helping the economy
Published In: Statesman Journal
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
A March 29 article severely underestimates the correlation between Oregon's minimum wage indexing policy and its skyrocketing unemployment rate ("Three reasons for Oregon's high rate of unemployment").
5/1/09
Few rely solely on the minimum wage
Published In: Columbus Dispatch
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
An inaccurate report cited in a Dispatch article purported that a wage rate twice the state minimum wage is necessary to pay rent in Ohio ("Rent often too big a bite, April 15).
4/26/09
Minimum wage hike not right course to aid needy
Published In: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
An inaccurate story (“$13.63,” April 19) recently purported that a wage rate at least twice the state minimum wage is necessary to pay rent to live in Wyoming.
4/25/09
Report failed to mention crucial stats
Published In: St. Cloud Times
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
A misleading story (“Rent unaffordable for some,” April 17) recently purported that a wage rate twice the state minimum wage is necessary to pay rent to live in Minnesota.
4/22/09
Minimum wage not the solution to high rents
Published In: Connecticut Post
By: Kristen Lopez Eastlick
An inaccurate story ("Rents unaffordable, especially in Fairfield County," Connecticut Post, April 14) recently purported that a wage rate at least twice the state minimum wage is necessary to pay rent to live in Connecticut.
4/20/09
Minimum wage hike will cut teen jobs
Published In: Daily Herald
By: Tim Miller
Teens seeking jobs will continue to find the search difficult as long as minimum wage mandates are in place.
4/13/09
Minimum wage hike often weakens economy
Published In: Sheboygan Press
By: Tim Miller
Bennett Kunert fails to acknowledge the very real consequences of minimum wage hikes, especially indexing the wage rate in his letter on March 22.
1/13/09
Minimum wage
Published In: Carlsbad Current Argus
By: Tim Miller
Editor:
12/16/08
Minimum wage hike could cost poor jobs
Published In: Chicago Tribune
By: Tim Miller
Employers are already resisting "the impulse to lay off workers in the face of the current turmoil" ("A deepening crisis," editorial, Dec.
12/16/08
Minimum wage hike could cost poor jobs
Published In: Baltimore Sun
By: Tim Miller
Employers are already resisting "the impulse to lay off workers in the face of the current turmoil" ("A deepening crisis," editorial, Dec.
11/30/08
Raising wage had unintended results
Published In: Bston Globe
By: Tim Miller
As unemployment reached its highest point in 14 years during the month of October, legislators' prior decision to substantially increase the minimum wage during good economic times is now yielding troubling results ("Mass.
